nes·cience (n sh  ns, nsh -ns, nsh-, ns-ns, ns-)n. 1. Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance. 2. Agnosticism. [Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nesci ns, nescient-, present participle of nesc re, to be ignorant : ne-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + scre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]nes cient adj. & n. |
nescience [ˈnɛsɪəns]
n
a formal or literary word for ignorance
[from Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescīre to be ignorant of, from ne not + scīre to know; compare science]
nescient adj
nescience, inscience - Nescience and inscience both mean "ignorance."
See also related terms for ignorance.
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| Noun | 1. | nescience - ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) ignorance - the lack of knowledge or education |
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